Papercuts
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Papercuts are designs cut from a single sheet of paper (with, in this case, an Xacto knife and many blades), and mounted atop a colored background. Papercuts have been around as a folk art almost since the invention of paper, and have recently become more of a fine art. These are all original papercuts, created for specific occasions, and all have symbolic meaning. They usually illustrate and interpret a text in a style that is called "Visual Midrash". Midrash is a traditional Jewish way of interpreting text through storytelling. Visual Midrash interprets text visually and artistically. Many of my papercuts are in the shape of a hamsa, a Middle Eastern symbol of the hand of God, used as a good luck charm. I welcome custom commissions—for B'nei Mitzvah gifts & invitations, anniversaries, birthdays, ordinations or any other special occasion. Price will depend on amount of work involved.
Paper Sculpture
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Paper Sculpture is created by designing, then coloring and cutting out pieces of paper and building them up into a 3-dimensional creation. I use either colored, hand-made papers or white paper that I airbrush to the desired color, and then assemble the pieces.
Logos & Graphic Design
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Illustration, Calligraphy,
Painting & Invitations
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